[Remote] Linux Kernel Developer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. STRAVEXA is seeking a Network Software Engineer or Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and evolution of high-performance networking software for massively parallel processing platforms supporting enterprise database and AI solutions. The role focuses on Linux kernel development, HPC, distributed systems, InfiniBand, Ethernet, RDMA/RoCE, system-level debugging, performance optimization, architecture, and mentoring.
Responsibilities
- Design and evolve scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant networking software for high-speed, low-latency interconnects
- Evaluate and drive adoption of emerging technologies across Linux, networking adapters, DPUs, accelerators, and interconnect fabrics
- Lead complex system-level debugging and root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, operating systems, and networking layers
- Conduct research initiatives and proof-of-concepts to evaluate emerging technologies and performance improvements
- Partner with product, hardware, and systems engineering teams to prototype, benchmark, and productionize platform enhancements
- Establish performance benchmarks, validation methodologies, and success metrics for networking technologies
- Contribute to platform architecture and technical roadmaps through industry research and technology evaluation
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions
- Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to improve development, testing, and debugging efficiency
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering , or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of experience in high-performance Linux systems or networking software development
- Strong background in HPC or large-scale distributed systems
- Production experience with Linux kernel and driver development using C
- Strong expertise in InfiniBand and Ethernet networking , including RDMA and RoCE
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, Linux networking, tuning, and diagnostic tools
- Experience with packet-level analysis and Linux kernel debugging tools such as tcpdump, kgdb, and crash
- Experience developing and optimizing high-throughput, low-latency data transport protocols
- Strong knowledge of the Linux kernel, including DKMS, driver lifecycle management, and kernel compatibility
- Proficiency in C, Bash, and Python
- Experience with MPP systems and message-passing interfaces
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools for software design, coding, testing, or debugging
- Experience working in both bare-metal and virtualized environments
- Strong technical leadership and systems-level problem-solving skills
- Ability to lead critical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis efforts
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to influence technical decisions without direct authority
- Strong intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning
- Ability to thrive in complex, fast-paced, and evolving technical environments
- Experience with DPUs, SmartNICs, or hardware offload technologies
- Hands-on experience with RDMA verbs, DPDK, XDP, or eBPF
- Experience with high-speed Ethernet technologies such as 100G, 200G, 400G, or 800G
- Experience with NUMA, CPU affinity, cache locality, and memory bandwidth optimization
- Exposure to distributed storage or database platforms
- Experience collaborating with hardware vendors on NIC, switch, or accelerator performance and integration
- Contributions to open-source networking, Linux kernel, or systems software projects
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